It has occurred to me many times how challenging it is to deal with physical pain. I have watched others around me put up with it every day as if it is a normal state of being. As I write this now I am trying to overcome yet another migraine. There are a couple of reasons for the recurring head pain, one I can fix with meditation, the other I have to ride out, not to mention any permanent damage I have sustained from the 6 concussions. I remember my mother suffering day after day with neck pain, obviously in absolute agony, but I didn’t really understand what that was like until it happened to me. I actually feel quite bad now that I was not more sympathetic or supportive. Pain can make you feel sick to the stomach and barely able to function. It changes your personality and interferes with quality of life and it can have a roll on effect on those that have to live or work with you.
It’s hard for people who have never experienced a lot of physical pain to get an understanding of how all consuming it can be, especially when it is usually an invisible problem. The sufferer appears strong and healthy on the outside, so it’s easy to forget that sometimes symptoms cannot be seen. It is challenging trying to explain to family, friends or work colleagues that they can’t just make plans without finding out how you are feeling first, or if it’s within your capabilities in the first place. There is help like Pain Management Support Groups where other long term pain suffers meet for discussion and support. When dealing with constant pain for so long it can make a person feel very alone in their cocoon of agony, feeling like they are an inconvenience to those around them. These groups serve a great purpose in helping the sufferer to not feel quite so alone. Everyone’s pain barrier is different to each other, in other words, some can take a greater degree of pain more than another person. But at the end of the day, it is still going to take a toll on the persons physical, emotional and mental abilities. The state of mind is the thing that has the most impact. Chronic pain can lead to depression and worse. It can make you feel powerless and frustrated. It’s the easiest thing in the world to concentrate on the pain and how it is interfering with everything, thinking of the things that you cannot do. Sounds trite, I know, but it is crucial to think of the things that you can do. As the list grows, celebrate each achievement with joy and gratitude. The law of attraction, what you send out is what you get back, means that if you are grateful for those achievements, more will come your way. I have watched first hand someone die sooner than the diagnosis because they gave up and just waited for the end to arrive. A massive learning curve for me and the start of my own self development and heading towards the New Age Hippie stage of my life. One thing I know to be true is that when you help someone else, you will immediately feel better within yourself no matter how much pain you are in. Obviously it is important to use the advice of your GP or specialist but alternative healing is something that I have always fallen back on. I take far too many pain killers and worry what this is doing to my healthy organs. Massage helps the body release natural endorphins so I don’t need as much pain medication. It is something that if you can’t afford financially, you might be able to find a generous and caring friend or relative who can help you. Meditation is a fabulous way to focus on something other than pain, hard when it has a grip on you full throttle, but worth a try anyway. Just the fact that you are concentrating on breathing and putting oxygen through your system is a good way to cleanse everything, bringing you back to the basics of life. Eating foods with less artificial colours, flavours and preservatives is another cleanser. Don’t forget to laugh as well, spend time with a funny friend or watch a funny movie. It is no fallacy that laughter is the best medicine, it really does lift the spirit, even for just a minute. Spending time in nature, even if it’s just sitting in the garden and watching the insects, the plants and the branches moving, breathing in the oxygen that the plants are so generously supplying you with. In nature energy just is. It doesn’t struggle or worry or even argue. It has a flow of creating and an ability of releasing, where necessary, stuff that no longer serves it. Let’s copy this ancient being so that we may also get into the flow of beautiful energy and be sacred and divine. Breathe deep and commit fully to this life and future lives. Allow yourself to reach out and feel the bliss of existence.
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AuthorTerri Graham is first and foremost an Artist and a Healer. Archives
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